568 Mr. C. Dixon on the 



TURDUS MUSICUS. 



The Song-Thrush is found very sparingly in the Djebel 

 Aures. We observed it at Lambessa, and also in the cedar- 

 range west of Batna. 



Merula merula. 



The Blackbird is a far more abundant species than the pre- 

 ceding. We met with it at all our stopping-places from the 

 coast southwards, even in the oases of El Kantara and Biskra. 

 It does not appear to sing half so frequently as in more tem- 

 perate climes. 



MONTICOLA SAXATILIS. 

 MONTICOLA CYANUS. 



Mr. Elwes saw examples of both the Rock-Thrush and the 

 Blue Rock-Thrush on the rough stony sides of Djebel 

 Mahmel. 



Oriolus galbula. 



We met with the Golden Onolc sparingly in the country 

 round Lambessa, and more commonly in the oasis of Biskra. 

 These birds were in pairs. 



CiSTICOLA CURSITANS. 



The Fantail- Warbler was pretty common round the barley- 

 fields at Biskra. Owing to its shy and rapid movements 

 through the dense cover, it is a diflBcult bird to secure. 



Argya fulva. 



I saw the Algerian Bush-Babbler only in the oasis of Biskra, 

 and failed to obtain specimens. These birds were either fly- 

 ing about singly or in pairs. 



Certhia familiaris. 



We only saw the Creeper once in the cedar forests west of 

 Batna. 



Troglodytes europ^us. 



The Common Wren is pretty generally distributed through- 

 out all parts of the Djebel Aures that we visited. An example 

 I secured is slightly paler than specimens from Europe. 



